Torbern Bergman

Torbern Bergman
Portrait by Ulrika Pasch
Born	Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-03-20)20 March 1735 Katrineberg, Låstad parish, Sweden
Died	8 July 1784(1784-07-08) (aged 49) Medevi, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Alma mater	University of Uppsala
Known for	Chemical affinity tables
Spouse	Margareta Catharina Trast
Scientific career
Fields	Chemist and mineralogist
Institutions	University of Uppsala
Doctoral advisor	Bengt Ferrner
Doctoral students	Johann Afzelius

Torbern Olof Bergman (KVO) (20 March 1735 – 8 July 1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions, containing the largest chemical affinity tables ever published. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C, etc., system of notation for chemical species.